NAS as plex server

[Escapenz]

Hey all, Currently i am just running my ryzen 3700x rig 24/7 with plex on it but im looking into the option of a nas server as it will most likely draw less power than my pc. What is the best option of nas to go for ? At most i have 3 people watching 1080p streams.

[Jae Tee]

1 minute ago, Escapenz said:

Hey all, Currently i am just running my ryzen 3700x rig 24/7 with plex on it but im looking into the option of a nas server as it will most likely draw less power than my pc. What is the best option of nas to go for ? At most i have 3 people watching 1080p streams.

You can build a somewhat lightweight pc and use it as a nas.

[Escapenz]

27 minutes ago, Jae Tee said:

You can build a somewhat lightweight pc and use it as a nas.

i do have a i3 6100 and 8gb of ram pc that ive been thinking of using, Really just needs a new case to hold more drives.

26 minutes ago, NZgamer said:

Do you want to build or buy a pre-built? I think Synology supports Plex now

Not really fused tbh.

[Escapenz]

1 minute ago, NZgamer said:

That i3 system will be good, my Plex NAS is a Celeron G1820 with 4gb of ram. If you want lots of people encoding at once I'd recommend just adding a GT1030 or something similar

just run windows or nas software ? May get a 1050 or something as the cost the same on trademe atm or look into a good cheap second hand card

 

[Escapenz]

Just now, NZgamer said:

FreeNAS is really good, I run it on my NAS. It has a Plex plugin you can install and it will run in a FreeNAS "jail"

Cheers. Ill look into it now.